​It’s that time of the year when finding the right gift for someone special can be agonizing. This year, consider giving a gift that says you care about their personal safety; a gift that could save their life.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there were 2,550 home fire deaths in 2011.Although this figure has decreased from the previous year, it accounts for 84% of fire deaths. To reduce the overall fire death toll, NFPA suggests the following gifts that could save their life:

·Smoke alarms provide an early warning and cut the chance of dying in a fire, nearly in half.

oApproximately 96% of U.S. homes have at least one smoke alarm.

oApproximately 75% of U.S. homes have at least one working smoke alarm.

oTwo thirds of home fire fatalities occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

oMore than 50% of reported home fires in which smoke alarms were present but did not operate were due to dead, missing, or disconnected batteries.